The 2008 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) edition of The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice is best described as supporting which of the following statements in its Essentials to be met by its
accredited schools of nursing with BSN programs? 1. Leadership is needed to support quality, safe care.
2. Nursing education requires major changes.
3. Knowledge and skills support leadership and quality safe care.
4. Provide quality safe care.
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Explanation: 1. Leadership and quality safe care are important, but the Essentials describes so that it can be applied to nursing education needs.
2. The Future of Nursing report emphasized need for improvement in nursing education. The Essentials is not a report on need for change in nursing education, but rather standards for nursing programs.
3. The emphasis is on knowledge and skills related to leadership and quality safe care.
4. Providing quality safe care is important, but the Essentials emphasizes the connection with the need for leadership and also elements that are required in a nursing education program.
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